Tour Details

Knossos Palace – Archaeological Museum & Heraklion City Tour – Departure from Heraklion

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Duration: 6 hours approximately

Visit the most famous and popular of all attractions in Crete, the Palace of Knossos. Join your expert guide on a journey of 5000 years, into myths and legends and learn the secrets of the oldest civilization in Europe, the Minoan. Enjoiy a guided tour of the historical site that covers an area of 22.000 m2, on 5 floors with 1.300 rooms and hear all about the legendary labyrinth and the Minotaur (the half-human monster). This day brings history and legend back to life and is a must see, on any visit to Crete.

We drive to Heraklion town where we visit the Archeological museum of Heraklion. You can see the largest collection of Minoan findings from Crete. Then we continue our excursion to Heraklion city, where we will visit the old market in the town Centre – the Lion’s square – where you will have the opportunity of shopping around. The old Market Street is still a place for ‘Herakliotes’ – the people that live in Heraklion, to come every day to meet, talk and have fun. As you are walking on the streets, you will grab the atmosphere of being a local and feel the buzz around you.

Included:

✅ Hotel pick-up and drop-off (Pick up mainly from hotels from Heraklion city, Ammoudara and Kokkini Hani till Malia area. If pick up from your hotel is not possible you will be picked up from the closest pick up point. In case you don’t know the closest pickup point, please contact us).

✅ Transport by air-conditioned luxury bus

✅ Professional Guide

Not Included:

❌ Knossos entrance fee & Museum (16.00€ per person / Free for children under 18 years old and a reduced entrance fee for persons more than 65 years old) – Paid on the spot in cash

❌ Personal Expenses

Please Note: clients over 65 years old must show their ID to the ticketing office of Knossos to get 50% Discount on ticket entrance for Knossos

Discounts:

Children up to 2 years old free of charge and travelling on parents’ lap

Children from 3 to 12 years old, 50% Discount on tour rate

⚠️ Important Notes

1. The travel agency reserves the right to alter or cancel any tour due to adverse weather conditions or insufficient passengers number or force majeure 12 hours prior to departure time with a notification to the traveler.
2. Please arrive on time to the given pick-up point. Unfortunately, there is no option to wait for latecomers. In case of delay, missed pick-up, missed departure time, no refunds.

Covid – 19 measures applicable for Season 2021:

• Mandatory use of face covering before boarding on bus. Failure to abide by this measure is subject to fines by local authorities.

Knossos Palace – Archaeological Museum & Heraklion City Tour – Departure from Heraklion